Committee establishment, role and history
The standing committee is one of thirteen general purpose investigatory committees
established by the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Australia.
Information on the establishment, role and powers of House of Representatives
committees can be found at the Committee
Office home page and in chapters 16 and 17 of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives.
In summary, the role of the Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth
is to carry out inquiries into matters referred to it by the House of Representatives or
a Minister of the Commonwealth Government. The Committee can also inquire into
matters raised in annual reports of Commonwealth Government departments
and authorities or in reports by the Commonwealth Auditor-General.
Annual reports of Commonwealth government departments and authorities and reports of the Auditor General tabled in the House stand referred to the relevant committee for any inquiry the committee wishes to make. Reports stand referred in accordance with the schedule tabled by the Speaker to record the areas of responsibility of each committee.
The Committee has had the following name change in recent Parliaments:
- 2004-2007 Standing Committee on Family and Human Services
- 1996-2004 Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs
- 1987-1995 Standing Committee on Community Affairs
A full list of reports tabled by the Committee and its predecessors is available online together with reports of inquiries completed since 1997.
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